OFF FESTIVAL

THE SKINNY

To paraphrase OFF it "isn’t trendy", "it’s way ahead of trends". It's an bold statement but what is true is the artists at OFF are definitely still on the upward curve.

Festival Art Director, Artur Rojek, strives to get the greatest acts in alternative music to perform every year.

It’s hard to boil the OFF Festival down to a single genre, scene, or style, what holds the festival’s philosophy together is its openness to everything that challenges the products served up in the mainstream.

OFF doesn't necessarily do “names” the line-up is not littered with faces you recognize from MTV, you won’t hear the hits they play on corporate radio.

OFF Festival is really an orchestrated musical anarchy where lords of noise play alongside melodic geniuses, and the heroes of tomorrow opening for the legends of the past; on reflection it’s much like Katowice itself.

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KATOWICE

Katowice is one of the most rapidly developing Polish metropolises. Katowice is the former capital of the Polish heavy industry but in the last 10 years it has been transformed into a modern, municipal city. OFF Festival began in 2006 in Mysłowice but in 2009 took a different direction and moved to Katowice in 2010 with Artur Rojek, former leader of the bands Myslovitz and Lenny Valentino at its helm.

WHERE IS IT?

Katowice is the capital city of Upper Silesia, the heart of 2.1 million habitants region. Dolina Trzech Stawow (Three Ponds Valley) is an unusual place in the city. The park is stretched between two housing estates: Osiedle Paderewskiego and Muchowiec (at Gornoslaska and Murckowska streets). It took its name from the three small ponds, which have their own marina. Many walkers who are looking for the refuge from the city’s bustle frequent the paths in the park. There are many accommodation places near the park.

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GENRAL KNOWLEDGE

Katowice has a broad range of accommodation, from cheap hostels to luxury hotels, but we’re giving you the opportunity to live the festival life 24 hours a day! The OFF Festival will feature its own Festival Village, providing you with a place to stay, take care of sanitary needs, and grab a bite to eat.

GENERAL CAMPING

Campgrounds will have a capacity of 2,000 tents and will be accessible to OFF Festival ticket holders only. The campgrounds will be divided into sectors, and workers will be on hand to help you pick a spot. The entire campgrounds will be fenced in and protected by security personnel.

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ROAD

Katowice is located in the south of Poland, Northwest of Krakow on the E40; it is also close to the Czech border, the Route 1 goes into the Czech Republic.

BUS

KZK GOP buses run from the Katowice train station and take only 5 minutes to get to the Village.

RAIL

Katowice train station is located near the centre of the town located next to the Galeria Katowicka mall on Szewczyk Square. Direct trains to Kraków run 1-2 times per hour from platforms 1 and 2.

AIR

The OFF Festival Katowice Festival Village is located at the Muchowiec airport, 800 meters from the festival grounds. Another major airport is John Paul II International Airport Kraków-Balice (KRK / EPKK), which has international and domestic flights from Krakow, Poland it is 71 km from Katowice.

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THE NEWS

In 2009 the OFF Festival guest of honour was Sub Pop boss Jonathan Poneman, since then artists signed to America’s legendary Sub Pop record label have been frequent guests at the OFF Festival, but in 2014 things have been taken one step further!